I just dug out my old action replay cartridge and used the infinite colt python code cos I fancied popping some zombie heads and noticed it said it was loaded with Dum Dum rounds. I thought this was strange seeing as I always remember picking up MAGNUM rounds for the colt you find in the game.

Does anyone know what the difference is between dum dums and magnums in terms of the ammount of damage they do to enemies in the game? From what I can tell there is little difference but it sometimes takes up to 4 shots to kill a hunter.

A dum dum round is a home made hollowpoint. Basically a bullet with the end cut into a cross shape. When it hits the target, the bullet expands. The result is that the bullet isn't as good at penetrating hard surfaces, but it makes a far bigger hole in a soft target.

Dum dum rounds were meant to be an alternative ammo type for the magnum, but it seems they were removed from normal gameplay. You can only get them by cheating, as you did.

I had assumed they would just be more powerful... 4 shots to kill a hunter? That is odd. Since they aren't in the normal game I can't really compare them to normal magnum bullets in gameplay. Maybe they have random damage?